Algarve Tourism Guide - Faro Flights Airport

Cheap Flights to Faro from the UK & Faro Airport Guide

If you check the Faro Airport weblink right and view the list of Airlines serving the Algarve, you'll see the list is enormous for both Scheduled and Charter flights. Numerous Airlines, including budget First Choice offer direct flights to Faro. The Algarve is as popular as ever with British and Irish holidaymakers.

Also on the Faro Algarve Airport website you can view the various destinations flying direct to Faro. It's a useful reference this as you can see whether UK or Ireland Airports nearest you has direct flights to Faro and the Algarve - most Airports including smaller ones such as Bournemouth, London Luton, Liverpool and Shannon do! That's alongside regular cheap flights to Faro from the big ones like Manchester and London Gatwick.

Iknow Holidays can find the cheapest flights to Faro, just contact Iknow Holidays booking line direct, or click on the cheap flights Algarve weblink. If you're thinking of spending just part of your holiday on the Algarve, and say another part on the Portuguese island of Madeira, then it's easy to do from Faro Airport. You can fly from Faro to Madeira, and a new direct service from Faro on the Algarve to Madrid, the Spanish capital has just started operating. A similar service also operates from Faro to Girona.

Faro Airport is well organised indeed. For passengers with mobility issues needing assistance, you'll need to organise this through the airline who will then organise wheelchairs if needed. If your luggage is lost, report this immediately to lost luggage desk, and to your airline desk if there is one at Faro Airport. You need to do this immediately you discover the fact, and the same if your luggage is damaged.

Cheap Car Hire Faro Airport

Cheap Car Hire from Faro Airport couldn't be easier! There's a choice of Budget Car Hire firms operating from this bustling Algarve holiday airport. Most of the car hire desks at Faro are just a short walk from the terminal building - the car hire terminal desk staff will direct you.

Pre-booking cheap Algarve car hire is well advised, particularly in the peak Summer season. Check the best cheap car hire deals on the Algarve via the Car Hire weblink right through Holiday Autos, or contact the Iknow Holidays Booking line direct for assistance. When arriving at the Faro Airport car hire company you've booked, have your visa card, passport and driving license ready (you'll need both the photo card and paper part of your UK driving license for car hire bookings on the Algarve).

Check your car thoroughly on receipt - any scratches, bumps, anything amiss or not working report to your car hire company immediately and make sure they either record the damage if it's not serious, or give you another car. It's important you take time to do this, as you may well get billed for a scratch at the end of your trip.

Driving in Portugal, like Spain is on the right. Speed limits on motorways (in your case the fast A22 Algarve motorway) is 120 kph (74 mph), on the main roads such as the N125 it's 90 kph or sometimes 100 kph (56 or 52 mph). For general urban roads it's 60 or 40 kph (37 or 25 mph). Watch for slower speed limits though where roadworks are usually underway. Stick to speed limits, and carry your passport, Algarve car rental documents and driving licence with you when out and about. If you're stopped by police and you don't have these you may face a big fine. Seat belts must be worn by law in Portugal, including in the rear if they're fitted. Driving around the Algarve is not difficult. The roads are excellent here, and locations are clearly marked, especially off the main A22 motorway. Drivers in the Algarve are pretty sensible overall (the talk of hair-raising Portugal driving usually pertains to driving around Lisbon which is a nightmare and best avoided).

Transfers to Alvor & the Algarve from Faro Airport

You can pre-book holiday taxis from Faro Airport transfer to Alvor or any other Algarve location via the Holiday Taxis weblink right. Alternatively, phone the Iknow Holidays booking line direct.

It's well worth booking your holiday taxis transfer on the Algarve in advance, as the cost of taxis from Faro Airport, if not pre-booked, will be much higher.

A free Airport to Faro AeroBus shuttle runs regularly between June and October - it stops at Faro bus station, Jardim Manuel Bivar and Hotel Dom Bernardo and it's free to airline ticket holders. It runs every hour from 9am to 8pm from Wednesdays to Mondays. Eva buses run regular buses to many destinations on the Algarve - check their weblink right for times and routes. Check also guidance on Taxis fares and how much you can expect to pay from Faro Airport to say Albufeira on the weblink right.